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Thinking about building your own house? The Green / Sustainability collection at the Plaza Branch Library now includes John Nunan's The Complete Guide to Alternative Home Building Materials & Methods: Including Sod, Compressed Earth, Plaster, Straw, Beer Cans, Bottles, Cordwood, and many other low cost materials.
This is one of two copies of the book now owned by the Arlington Public Library - you can find the other at the Central Library.
- Reed-westover Project Earns Gold Leed Certification
The Reed-Westover facility, new home of the Westover Branch Library, has been awarded Gold Certification in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). In order to achieve a gold rating,...
- "little Green House" Program Sunday At 3 Pm
The "Little Green House" first visited Central Library as part of Arlington Reads this spring. Now the model LGH will make a return appearance at Central for the week of May 17, in advance of a May 23 program celebrating its creation. Here are the details...
- The Little Green House Visits Central
The Arlington Career Center's student-built "Little Green House" - a mobile exhibit on way to build Green - will visit Central Library this Friday and Saturday, April 16 - 17, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Little Green House exhibit is built of recycled...
- Old Westover, 1963-2010
The old Westover Branch Library building was demolished on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 to make way for green space, part of the final phase of the Westover transition. See photos of the demolition Complete photo collection: Westover Old and New The original...
- Focus On Smart Growth At Plaza
Keep an eye on our new arrivals over the coming months - in conjunction with the County's focus on Smart Growth, the Plaza Branch Library will be building our collection of green living and sustainable-growth materials at Plaza. And in the meantime...
Library
New in Green Building: Complete Guide to Alternative Home Building Materials & Methods
This is one of two copies of the book now owned by the Arlington Public Library - you can find the other at the Central Library.
- Reed-westover Project Earns Gold Leed Certification
The Reed-Westover facility, new home of the Westover Branch Library, has been awarded Gold Certification in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). In order to achieve a gold rating,...
- "little Green House" Program Sunday At 3 Pm
The "Little Green House" first visited Central Library as part of Arlington Reads this spring. Now the model LGH will make a return appearance at Central for the week of May 17, in advance of a May 23 program celebrating its creation. Here are the details...
- The Little Green House Visits Central
The Arlington Career Center's student-built "Little Green House" - a mobile exhibit on way to build Green - will visit Central Library this Friday and Saturday, April 16 - 17, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Little Green House exhibit is built of recycled...
- Old Westover, 1963-2010
The old Westover Branch Library building was demolished on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 to make way for green space, part of the final phase of the Westover transition. See photos of the demolition Complete photo collection: Westover Old and New The original...
- Focus On Smart Growth At Plaza
Keep an eye on our new arrivals over the coming months - in conjunction with the County's focus on Smart Growth, the Plaza Branch Library will be building our collection of green living and sustainable-growth materials at Plaza. And in the meantime...